The Podcast Duo That Lit a Fire Under Loafers Are Releasing Their Own Pair
The Podcast Duo That Lit a Fire Under Loafers Are Releasing Their Own Pair
Blackstock & Weber / Ben Solomon
Blackstock & Weber / Ben Solomon
According to one legend, it was London cobbler Wildsmith who created the first-ever modern loafer for client King George VI, named as such because the stammering king wanted a suitable house shoe for "loafing" around his big old stately manors. Fast forward 100 years and royalty of another type — e.g. the boys from the
Throwing Fits podcast — have *finally* perfected the craft, teaming up with newcomer brand Blackstock & Weber on a city-ready banger that is at once gentlemanly and oh so insouciant.